Khirbet Qumrân et Aïn Feshkha III A
Fouilles du P. Roland de Vaux. L´archéologie de Qumrân. Reconsidération de l´interprétation. Corpus of the Lamps
Contributions by Jolanta Młynarczyk Contributions by Hervé Monchot Contributions by Alain Chambon Edited by Jean-Baptiste Humbert OP Translated by David E. Orton
Hardback (Published)
(July 2016)
ISBN: 9783525540541
9.33 x 12.83 inches
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In this volume you will find an up-to-date archaeological reconsideration on of the Qumran´s site and its context.
For 60 years Qumran research has been focused on epigraphy, exegesis, and the historical sources of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The manuscripts are now published and accessible, and research is turning in a positive way to the archaeology of the site and its context. The time has come to provide researchers with a complete documentation. The excavator, Roland de Vaux, had given preliminary reports and a valuable interpretation made in the immediate aftermath of the excavations. Since considerable progress has been made in the archeology of Hellenistic and Roman Palestine, however, Qumran has to be reassessed and the interpretation objectively verified. Volume IIIA presents an up-to-date archaeological reconsideration: a shorter and more precise chronology, in which the earthquake of 31 BC is deleted; the concept of an Essene community is challenged, owing to the lack of a suitable infrastructure; the cemetery itself is connected with a Jewish diaspora scattered around the Dead Sea. Other facilities strengthen the Jewish character of the site, however. The function of Qumran fits better with the rites of a pilgrimage on the occasion of the festivals of Passover and Pentecost. In the second part, the peripheral Essene facilities, expanded around an earlier Hellenistic center, are analyzed and described. The essay seeks to outline their internal consistency and to determine their function. The restoration of a stratigraphy, by cross-checking the excavation archives, leads to a redistribution of pottery in four levels in a more precise chronology. The reconsideration makes use of anthropology, which opens up the archaeological field and throws additional light on the manuscripts.
- Contributions by Jolanta Młynarczyk
- Contributions by Hervé Monchot
- Contributions by Alain Chambon
- Edited by Jean-Baptiste Humbert OP
- Translated by David E. Orton
Other Titles in this Series
The Saint-Etienne Compound Hypogea, Jerusalem
Geological, architectural and archaeological characteristics: A comparative study and dating
Cliff Shelters and Hiding Complexes: The Jewish Defense Methods in Galilee During the Roman Period
The Speleological and Archaeological Evidence
Betsaida/Bethsaida – Julias (et-Tell)
Die ersten 25 Jahre der Ausgrabung (1987–2011) mit Nachträgen bis 2013/The First Twenty-Five Years of Excavation (1987–2011) with Postscripts until 2013
The Excavations of Khirbet Qumran and Ain Feshkha
Synthesis of Roland de Vaux’s Field Notes. English Edition. With the support of the Direction générale de la coopération internationale et du développement Ministère francais des Affaires étrangères
Khirbet Qumran and Ain-Feshkha III A (in English translation)
Roland de Vaux' excavations (1951–1956). The Archaeology of Qumran. Reassessment of the interpretation Peripheral constructions of the site
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